A review by nanditalaks
Adi Parva by Amruta Patil

4.0

Late to the party here, but this was so beautiful! With the central conceit of a suthradhar, I love how the book is structured and all the metaphors of weaves and wefts that Amruta Patil introduces. The tales are as old as stories themselves and there is some creative liberty with the stories or at least they were different from the versions I had read before. But as Amruta herself puts it so eloquently - tales must be tilled like the land so they can breathe, the only thing you owe allegiance to is the essence. The illustrations are stunning and very unique. The snark asides and lively audience provide a nice relief and counterpoint. Some of our most repeated stories, told in a new and lovely style!